Impact on Land Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a natural resource that contains minerals and nutrients needed for plant growth
  2. 7. a resource that is either always available or naturally replaced in a relatively short time
  3. 10. a mixture of nutrients, water, air, rock fragments, and decaying organisms
  4. 11. anything we use that occurs naturally in the environment
  5. 14. a place where waste is buried in the ground
  6. 15. restoring land to a more productive state after damag
Down
  1. 1. resources that are not replaced within a relatively short time frame
  2. 3. the layer that makes up Earth’s crust and forms the basis for new soil
  3. 4. the removal of forests to use the land for other reasons
  4. 5. when soil loses nutrients and is not adequately fertile
  5. 6. the process where fertile land becomes desert due to loss of moisture and nutrients
  6. 8. the movement of soil or rock by wind, water, or ice
  7. 9. removing the top layer of dirt to expose minerals or ore underneath
  8. 12. a layer of soil with more rock fragments and fewer plant and animal remains
  9. 13. the use of land to produce food